"Lemon is a fruit that I do not like."

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Is there a reason for this long phrasing (besides to teach "da qual", that is?) I am having trouble picturing circumstances where you would say this instead of simply "eu nao gosto limao" but is it different in Portuguese?

I follow the "gosto de" part but still don't understand the "da qual" - is the da still a contraction of "de+a"? In that case "a qual" makes no sense to me... or does the qual acquire femininity from fruta and thus the a is the definite article? Thanks.

"Limão é uma fruta da qual eu não gosto." is just a way to emphasize "Limão" by making it the subject of the sentence. You can do that in English too: " Lemon is a fruit I don't like". It really depends on context.

it's worth remembering that gostar always requires the following preposition 'de'. It wouldn't work on the very end of the sentence, so it must go before the 'que' to make "Limão é uma fruta de que eu não gosto".